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Swedish Oak at Heißenstein

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Swedish Oak at Heißenstein

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Swedish Oak at Heißenstein

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Location: Bad Elster, Vogtlandkreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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1. Albert Park – Rose Garden Bad Elster loop from Bad Elster

7.73km

02:03

80m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Rose Garden Bad Elster – Zeidelweidetal Nature Reserve loop from Kessel

20.1km

05:36

380m

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3. Rosengarten Bad Elster – Heinkhütte loop from Bad Elster

12.6km

03:33

270m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

May 17, 2025

The freestanding pedunculate oak at Heißenstein is also called the "Swedish oak." It is the oldest and most imposing tree in the spa town. The oak, which has stood here for approximately 325 years, has a short, early-branching trunk and a very broad, spreading crown. At a height of one meter, the trunk has a circumference of 5.02 meters; just thirty centimeters higher, it already has a circumference of 5.25 meters, and the crown reaches a whopping 28 meters. On August 21, 2023, a fifty-centimeter-wide main branch broke off the oak and fell onto private property. It narrowly missed a porch swing but took down a power line. The crown was then secured and moderately shortened.

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Tho〽️as 🚴‍♀️🇩🇪

April 21, 2021

The park in front of the beautiful oak turned out great.

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Sandra

May 2, 2021

Super new park at the oak.

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Location: Bad Elster, Vogtlandkreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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Swedish Oak at Heißenstein

1. Albert Park – Rose Garden Bad Elster loop from Bad Elster

2. Rose Garden Bad Elster – Zeidelweidetal Nature Reserve loop from Kessel

3. Rosengarten Bad Elster – Heinkhütte loop from Bad Elster

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